Multiple reports are suggesting that Twitter is going to charge a fee for the blue verified tick mark every month and users may have to pay $20 (which roughly translates into Rs 1600) each month for the "verified" account. However, Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has refuted the reports and said he does not think it is true, according to a report by news agency ANI.
"I do not think this is true. This is a challenge for Twitter. They need to see how this miscommunication is being circulated on the platform. I do not think such reports are true," Chandrasekhar was quoted as saying by ANI.
Social media is abuzz with multiple reports suggesting that Elon Musk, the new CEO of Twitter is planning to charge users a fee of $19.99 for the new Twitter Blue subscription that gives the Twitter user extra features like edit and undo tweets.
In a tweet on Sunday, Musk, the new CEO of Twitter said the company would revise its user verification process. "Whole verification process is being revamped right now", Musk said without sharing further details on what may change.
The social media platform is planning to charge for the coveted blue check mark that verifies the identity of its account holder, reported Reuters citing technology newsletter Platformer. This means going ahead users would have to subscribe to Twitter Blue at $4.99 a month or lose their "verified" badges, according to the Platformer report.
The latest directive aims to change Twitter Blue, the company’s optional, $ 4.99-a-month subscription that offers additional features into a more expensive subscription that verifies users, reported technology publication The Verge.
The feature to edit tweets was also made available earlier in October after Musk's insistence on using a Twitter poll in April asking his millions of followers whether they wanted an edit button. Over 70 per cent had said yes.